Real Madrid are ready to offer
Gonzalo Higuain to Manchester City as part of a deal to sign
Sergio Aguero, according to reports in Spain.

The La Liga leaders are known to be in the market for a new striker in the summer and have been strongly linked with Arsenal captain Robin van Persie.

Real Madrid plan to offload Gonzalo Higuain (Getty Images)

However, it now appears their top choice is City star Aguero, who only moved to the Etihad Stadium from Atletico Madrid in July.

According to Spanish newspaper Marca, Real Madrid officials have already let the 23-year-old know they are keen on sign him.

They apparently value Aguero at the £37.5 million City spent on him and would be happy to pay that in cash, but would also consider a swap deal that would see the Premier League leaders receive Higuain and £4 million.

Citizens boss Roberto Mancini would not want to lose Aguero, who has scored 16 league goals this season.

However, the opportunity to bring in another Argentinian forward as a replacement would be tempting, as Higuain has netted 14 La Liga goals from ten starts and 12 appearances off the bench this term.

Chelsea were keen to sign Higuain in January, but refused to match Real Madrid’s asking price.